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Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photographers

Our Puerto Vallarta photographers also provide documentary-style coverage in: Jalisco

Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photography, Engagement Photo Sessions + Elopements

Intimate Wedding Photography in Puerto Vallarta - Capturing the Joy of Small Celebrations - Discover the best Puerto Vallarta photographers specializing in intimate marriages. Couples are embracing the trend of smaller, more meaningful celebrations. Let our talented photographers capture the happiness and closeness of your unique, intimate, non-traditional, or at-home wedding.

By planning a simple Puerto Vallarta elopement, couples are able to stay present in the moment and fully absorb the impact of their wedding day. With many couples feeling more comfortable and relaxed in intimate settings, it is not surprising that some of the most sincere and touching wedding photos are captured at smaller celebrations.

The WPJA has an abundance of top-ranked, Puerto Vallarta documentary wedding photographers available right now who understand that some weddings can’t wait. Find yours today!
Recent WPJA WedElope Story Awards
A happy bride-and-groom and their closest friends celebrated a small, intimate wedding with an enchanting outdoor ceremony at a castle
Carlo Bettuolo
A Wedding Venue Image showing The bride and groom exiting the church with joy and flower petals
Mauricio Urena
The bride and groom, with their dog leading the way, joyfully elope at City Hall
Alessandro Arena

Puerto Vallarta Photographers for Large or Small Weddings

Shooting an elopement or small Puerto Vallarta wedding event is a wedding photojournalist’s dream: a fairly open schedule with lots of breathing space for creativity – it’s just the photographer, the couple, the officiant, and perhaps a few select companions.

Jalisco WPJA members are ready to document any city hall, small, quick, or any other type of elopement wedding, even if it is a Monday-Thursday ceremony. Search for the “Can Shoot Weddings on Short Notice!” message on the listings below.

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3 Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photographers...

Weddings, engagement portraits and elopement photography by Nikhol Esteras

With a documentary approach to storytelling, Nikhol Esteras, a wedding photographer based in Oaxaca and California, captures authentic and unique moments, combining her background in psychology and holistic health.

Nikhol Esteras

Oaxaca de Juárez in Oaxaca, MX *Now booking Puerto Vallarta weddings.
145
11
3000 (USD)
Yucatan Peninsula wedding photography by Adrian Bonet of Cancun wedding photographer Adrian Bonet is a Mexico based Wedding Photojournalist Association member in Cancun

Mexico-based wedding photographer Adrian Bonet is a specialist in portrait, fashion and wedding photography. He founded a marketing photography company in his hometown in 2006 and has since become an internationally recognized destination wedding photographer.

Adrian Bonet

Cancun in Quintana Roo, MX *Now booking Puerto Vallarta weddings.
3
2
500/hour (USD)

Dennis Berti, a professional wedding photographer from Mexico, is passionate about capturing authentic moments that define love. With years of experience and a blend of photojournalism and creative styles, he delivers timeless images that reflect the true essence of each...

Dennis Berti

San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, MX *Now booking Puerto Vallarta weddings.
18
6
4500 (USD)

Map of Wedding Photojournalists Serving Puerto Vallarta Couples

Puerto Vallarta Wedding Elopement Photography - WedElope

View WedElope Image Galleries by Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photographers from Small Events and Intimate Elopements.

Puerto Vallarta Wedding, Elopement and Engagement Images by WPJA Photographers

Below are some Puerto Vallarta wedding photography samples from the world’s best wedding photographers of the WPJA. Some of these Puerto Vallarta marriage pictures might be artistic portraits, details, or documentary-style images that have come from getting ready sessions, wedding ceremonies, reception venues, or Puerto Vallarta engagement portrait sessions with couples.

A pre-wedding Playa Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta engagement session with a couple embraced on the sands of the beach
Pre-wedding engagement image-session at Malecon Puerto Vallarta, Mexico resulting in A close up portrait of the couples faces and her engagement ring
Puerto Vallarta bride and groom to be, modeling for a Mexico pre-wedding picture by the beach with surfers in the water
True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the Marriott Resort Puerto Vallarta in Mexico illustrating a couple having a carefree stroll on the sands of the beach
Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta beach couple portrait walking along the water's edge
Puerto Vallarta wedding moment image at Iglesia de Guadalupe church during the ceremony
Mexico pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in low light at Now Amber Resort, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
First dance wedding photo from Las Caletas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Casa Septiembre, Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico silhouette portrait during engagement session
Casa Villa Verde, Puerto Vallarta Wedding Reception image of the bride and groom partaking in the Hora Dance
Las Caletas, Puerto Vallarta, México wedding image of the bride and groom dancing their "First Dance"
Mexico wedding photo from Las Caletas, Puerto Vallarta of The godfather of the bride drinking Mexican water

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can couples find top-ranked Puerto Vallarta wedding photographers?
A: The WPJA created the original wedding photographer ranking systems. Our innovative system is based on contest winning points, meaning that the Puerto Vallarta photographers you see at the top of your search results page have recently won the most — and the most recent — contest awards. Our contests judge photographers based on their creativity, style, composure, and ability to capture the heart of any couple's story on their wedding day.
Q: How can couples find reviews of Puerto Vallarta wedding photographers?
A: We call them Client Letters. At the WPJA, we decided more than 20 years ago to avoid incorporating those third-person testimonials and endorsements that are found all too often in advertisements. Instead, we elevated our listings with the use of Client Letters, which represent the actual words and feelings of the clients who booked those Puerto Vallarta wedding photographers for their own wedding.
Q: Where can I find a photographer for a short-notice, small Puerto Vallarta wedding?
A: There are many WPJA photographers who are able to help you out at a moment's notice. We understand that sometimes love happens and there's simply no time to lose. We can ensure that you can get married as quickly as possible — and have incredible photographs to remember your Puerto Vallarta wedding day by.
WPJA Communiqué: Featured Wedding Photography Articles
A Sunshine Solemnization - Outdoor Weddings in Nature
Not everyone has a lagoon or glacier next door, but there's no rule saying you can't have a small wedding in the great outdoors. Take advantage of natural sunshine and that open, airy feeling and give your guests some room to breathe! LESS IS MORE Instead of hemming your...Read more
Jola Mulder, of Overijssel, is a wedding photographer for
Bringing it Home: The Joys of a Backyard Wedding
Oftentimes when people are considering a venue for their weddings, they search for a location away from home, whether that be ten minutes or ten hours, all just to find what they already have: a place that holds meaning for them, that feels comfortable, or that they find...Read more
Vows, Crowds, and Nerves: Avoid Stress with a Small Wedding
While some of us were fortunate enough to be born as extroverts, not everyone feels the same way. For a good chunk of the population, any number of the typical wedding day traditions can inspire anxiety and existential dread. This day is all about you, yes, but does that...Read more

WPJA Communiqué: Viewpoints
Elopements: Traditional and Modern
The oldsters among the WPJA ranks no doubt remember when 'to elope' meant, in Merriam-Webster’s definition, “to run away secretly with the intention of getting married, usually without parental consent.” Many wedding photographers have gone on the lam with couples who did just that. However, even Merriam-Webster now acknowledges that “elope appears to have become shorthand for ‘ small destination weddings ,’ a ‘ wedding that is not financially insane ,’ or a ‘ wedding that allows us to not invite all the people we would rather not invite .’” Smaller Weddings are... Read more
What is Reportage?
On Instagram and elsewhere, one can see images labeled as #photojournalism or #reportage when they are, in fact, merely photos. I say "merely," even though photography has been my career's great passion. But it's because of that passion and my respect for the work of actual photojournalists that I am particularly bothered to see wedding photographers call their work "reportage." That word properly used actually means something important beyond just a stylistic conceit. By contrast, however, I'm the lead cheerleader for those practitioners of #weddingphotojournalism ... Read more

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